DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION OR INFLAMMATORY DISEASE OF AIRWAY AND LUNG ASSOCIATED WITH HEART FAILURE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make available a method for diagnosis of infections or inflammatory diseases of airways and lungs associated with heart failure.;SOLUTION: The invention relates to a method for diagnosis of infections or inflammatory diseases of the airways and lungs associated with heart failure, wherein the marker procalcitonin or a partial sequence thereof is determined in a patient to be examined, in particular for classifying patients according to risk. The invention further relates to a diagnostic device and kit for carrying out the method. The invention provides the method for diagnosis of infections or inflammatory diseases of the airways and lungs associated with heart failure, wherein the marker procalcitonin (PCT) or a partial sequence thereof is determined in a patient to be examined.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT